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Archive for the 'Book Reviews with Depression in mind' Category

Depression Can Produce Greatness
Yesterday I produced a rather melancholy post. Feeling thoroughly ‘down’, and in need of an outlet, I vented a little in here about the constant cycle of stress and depression I appeared to be putting myself through.
To tell the truth, I really do not feel much better yet. Nevertheless, as I seem [...]

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The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness
by J. Mark G. Williams, John D. Teasdale, Zindel V. Segal and Jon Kabat-Zinn
If you look at my Pages on Depression and the Anxiety Page you will see that I refer to the technique of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), often used to help people suffering [...]

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Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment
By Ben-Shahar
Ben-Shahar is a proponent of ‘Positive Psychology’. In his classes at Harvard University, he teaches students that happiness can be learned by applying certain tecquniques.
A lot of this type of teaching has been done many times before in self help books, particularly those [...]

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